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Interview with Mike Mann on SimplyGeo.com

May 12th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

Mike Mann was interviewed by Steve at SimplyGeo.com about WashingtonVC and Domain Market, as well as the Geographically-specific domain names, called Geo Domains, that Mike has invested in.  These …

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Check out this great video from Phone.com!

May 9th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

Ari Rabban of Phone.com just sent us their new promotional video.  Check it out on YouTube and let them know what you think!
Phone.com Video
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WashingtonVC Selected as a New Web Giant by Conceptualist.com

May 8th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

We are thrilled to be included in Sahar Sarid’s list of New Web Giants on Conceptualist.com. Sahar is a very respected voice in the domaining community and we thank him for his kind words and …

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SimplyGeo.com Writes About Mike Mann’s Knowledge is Power

April 30th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

http://simplygeo.com/2008/04/30/knowledge-is-power/ …

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My Christmas w/ Zain and Rana @ CNN (video)

December 25th, 2007 by Washington VC

What a cool day, Rana June Sobhany of WashingtonVC and the talented and beautiful Zain Verjee of CNN joined me on the Larry King Live set at CNN Washington for a Christmas Seesmic session. …

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WashingtonVC: What’s in a name?

December 22nd, 2007 by Washington VC

It wasn’t Search.com that became THE search engine but Yahoo at first and Google later. Just as Amazon became the online bookstore and not Bookstore.com. Although a name is extremely important to any …

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WashingtonVC names Litman managing director

December 17th, 2007 by Washington VC

WashingtonVC, a private equity fund that incubates early stage companies through the exchange of complementary technologies and marketing services, has named Eric Litman managing director. …

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WashingtonVC Recruits New Leader

December 6th, 2007 by Washington VC

WashingtonVC, a private equity fund that incubates early stage companies through the exchange of complementary technologies and marketing services, announced today the appointment of Eric Litman to the …

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The Return of Phone.com and Software.com

November 15th, 2007 by Washington VC

Back in 2000, two mobile software companies with perfectly good names, Phone.com and Software.com, merged in a $6.4 billion deal and became Openwave Systems. The new name was bland and meaningless then—as …

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Phone.com joins the telecom ranks

September 28th, 2007 by Washington VC

Phone.com launched quietly on Thursday, a Boston-based company among the firms backed by D.C.-based investment group WashingtonVC.
Phone.com is hoping to break into both the Internet-based calling market …

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